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Formulation Chemist – Technical Co-Founder, Crop Nutrition & Weed Control
Deep Science Ventures. Own formulation development and translate the technology from the bench towards a scalable agricultural product .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in formulation development and scaling agricultural products, with a strong focus on controlled-release systems and experimental design. Capable of leading R&D teams, developing technical strategies, and contributing to intellectual property initiatives.
Highest-signal resume keywords
PhD In Chemistry, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Or BiochemistryControlled-Release Formulation/Coating Systems ExpertiseDesign Of Experiments (DoE) Application Using JMP, Design-Expert, Minitab, Or RFluid-Bed Coating ExperienceTechnical Strategy Development And Team Leadership
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Hard Skills
Formulation DevelopmentCoating Strategy DesignRelease Kinetics AnalysisFilm Properties UnderstandingEsterificationNMR And TitrationBiopolymer Modification And CharacterisationScale-Up ConsiderationsExperimental DesignTechnical Risk Assessment
Soft Skills
CollaborativePatientOpen-MindedEntrepreneurialImpact-Driven
Industry Keywords
Agricultural InputsBiotechIntellectual Property StrategyMicrobial FormulationsFertiliser Coatings
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own formulation development and translate the technology from the bench towards a scalable agricultural product
- Define the fertiliser formulation and coating strategy and execute experimental work at the bench
- Design and iterate coating systems based on release kinetics, biological performance, manufacturability and cost of goods
- Take formulations from bench towards pilot scale and identify technical and scale-up risks
- Define technically robust and commercially viable product specifications
- Design rigorous experiments and use DoE/data-driven approaches to optimise multi-parameter formulation systems
- Establish chemistry capability within a shared laboratory, including selecting equipment, reagents and experimental infrastructure
- Identify patentable inventions and contribute to the company’s IP strategy
- Represent the technology with external technical partners, investors and the wider Ag Biotech community
- Help recruit, mentor and lead additional technical talent as the team grows
- Depending on experience and fit, take responsibility for broader technical strategy as Technical Co-Founder or work as founding Formulation Chemist/Lead Scientist alongside the c-suite
Requirements
What you’ll need- PhD or equivalent technical depth in Chemistry, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Biochemistry or a related discipline
- Significant industry R&D experience developing formulations or coatings from bench towards pilot scale
- Deep expertise in controlled-release formulation/coating systems, ideally involving fertilisers, agricultural inputs or another relevant controlled-release application
- Hands-on experience with fluid-bed coating or closely analogous coating processes
- Strong understanding of film properties, coating integrity and dissolution/release kinetics
- Experience working with biopolymers or polymer modification and characterisation
- Experience with esterification, degree-of-substitution control, NMR and titration is particularly relevant
- Experience applying formal Design of Experiments (DoE) to multi-parameter formulation or coating optimisation using JMP, Design-Expert, Minitab or R
- Experience considering scale-up, manufacturability and cost-of-goods alongside technical performance
- Experience with enzyme-substrate interactions and kinetics, microbial formulations, fertiliser coatings or other biological/chemical interfaces would be particularly valuable
- For the Technical Co-Founder role: experience or ability to set technical strategy, lead multidisciplinary R&D teams, make decisions about technical risk and capital allocation, own technical elements of fundraising and investor diligence, develop and protect IP, communicate complex science clearly, and operate with founder-level ownership and resilience
- Entrepreneurial, impact-driven and comfortable taking initiative in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Collaborative, patient and open-minded
- Authorised to work full-time in the US
Benefits
Comp & perks- Founding team will collectively hold a majority equity stake in the company
- Salary negotiated as part of the spin-out
- Continuous portfolio support from DSV, including fundraising, partnerships and recruitment
- Founder-level equity and leadership responsibility for an exceptional Technical Co-Founder
- Full-time role